Farewell Flower Festival

Compared with these two beauties, everyone present seemed to have lost some of their luster to some extent.

However, Chao Yan has another kind of lively temperament, unique and different from the people present, or different from the world here.

Chaoyan saw Liu Yao's scrutinizing gaze again. This time the hostility was a little more obvious. She looked back without giving in, and Liu Yao looked away.

After drinking a cup of tea, a little palace maid came over and whispered something to Aunt Hong. Aunt Hong reported to Concubine Yin, who said that the chrysanthemums in the garden were in full bloom and led everyone to enjoy the flowers.

Pots of chrysanthemums are in full bloom like full moons, with yellow, red, white, pink, purple, orange, and all kinds of flowers available, as well as a few pots of rare green chrysanthemums.

Chao Yan had only seen Green Chrysanthemum in palace fighting dramas, but had never seen one in person.

Concubine Yin let the girls move freely, and she took the ladies to the pavilion nearby to drink tea and chat.

Seeing that Chao Yan was very familiar with Han Min and Shang Qingrong, Liu Yao went over to talk to Yin Lin, but was embarrassed by Yin Lin's words.

"Do you hate the princess?"

Liu Yao was stunned for a moment, and denied it again. Then she saw someone coming over here. Seeing the three princes, she asked the maid to help her check her makeup, and the maid tidied her clothes.

Eunuch De brought Mu Tianqi, Mu Tianchen and Mu Tianling over.

Wen Xue grabbed Shang Qingrong's sleeve and hid behind her, like a frightened deer.

Chao Yan looked at this scene and wondered if this was a blind date. . . . .

After Eunuch De brought the people over, he took his leave, went to the pavilion to greet Concubine Yin and the ladies, and then went towards the imperial study.

Liu Yao cast a slightly provocative look at Chao Yan and went to talk to Mu Tianling first. Mu Tianqi came to talk to Chao Yan, and Han Min went to talk to Mu Tianchen.

Yin Lin walked to a pot of white chrysanthemums and admired them alone.

Fortunately, there is Shang Qingrong, the second sister-in-law, otherwise Wen Xue would be here alone and would definitely be embarrassed and nervous and at a loss.

Chao Yan glanced at Mu Tianling, and Mu Tianling also glanced at her. She raised her voice a little and said, "There are green chrysanthemums over there. This is the first time I see them." Mu Tianqi continued, "I haven't seen them before either. They should have been cultivated by the gardener this year."

Chaoyan originally wanted Mu Tianling to take over the conversation and then exchange the "blind date partner".

Liu Yao said: "Your Highness, let's go over and take a look."

Mu Tianling said: "Second brother and the princess should go and take a look too."

Han Min's eyes fell on another pot of green chrysanthemums and said, "Your Highness, let's go and take a look too." Mu Tianchen followed Han Min.

Shang Qingrong took Wen Xue to see another pot of green chrysanthemums.

The remaining pot of green chrysanthemums was surrounded by four people.

Chao Yan carefully observed the color and shape of the petals, and observed them from different angles for a while.

Liu Yao felt that Chao Yan's walking around was a nuisance, as if she was deliberately trying to show off her presence, so she said with a hint of ridicule, "Is it so strange for the princess to look at potted flowers?"

Chao Yan replied, "If you haven't seen it before, you will naturally find it strange, just like us young ladies who have never seen farming and working in the fields, we will also find it strange when we see it."

Liu Yao said: "How can the princess compare herself to the peddlers and the common people?"

Chao Yan said: "What we eat and wear are not created out of thin air. If no one grows crops, weaves, or sells things, what will we eat, what will we wear, and where will we buy firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, and tea?"

Liu Yao had nothing to refute and felt depressed.

Mu Tianqi asked, "Then according to the princess, peddlers are more important than people like us who can neither farm nor weave?"

Chao Yan asked in return: "Can a farmer govern a country?"

Mu Tianqi smiled and said, "Please give me some advice, Princess."

Chao Yan said: "A king can learn to farm, as long as he is not afraid of hard work, but governing a country requires brains and means, so it is not a matter of being afraid of hard work."

Mu Tianqi smiled and said, "The princess' words are very beneficial."

Chao Yan was a little proud. When she looked at Mu Tianling, she felt a subtle low pressure from his expression. She immediately reflected that she had said too much and asked him directly, "Your Highness, do you want to go over there and take a look?"

Mu Tianling was a little stunned, a little surprised that she would ask him so directly in front of others. The dark cloud in his heart disappeared and he nodded.

The two of them left together.

When Liu Yao saw Chao Yan snatch the person away in front of her, she was so angry that her face looked a little ugly. She wanted to go over and get the person back. Mu Tianqi invited her to go for a walk together.

Faced with the invitation from the handsome Second Prince, Liu Yao readily agreed.

In the pavilion on the other side, Concubine Yin saw Chao Yan and Mu Tianling leaving together, and she gave a wink to Aunt Hong, and Aunt Hong took her leave first.

After walking away, Chaoyan looked back and saw Liu Yao and Mu Tianqi walking together.

Mu Tianling followed her line of sight and glanced over there, saying, "Second brother has never praised a girl like this before. It seems that Second brother admires you very much." Chao Yan said, "I think Miss Liu admires you too."

Neither of them spoke.

Chaoyan raised her hand, stretched out a finger, poked Mu Tianling, and said, "Dad said he would help us sound out the emperor's opinion first. If all goes well, maybe the marriage can be settled before the New Year." When she said the last few words, her voice became smaller and smaller, and her ears turned red with shyness.

Mu Tianling bent down, looked at her shyly drooping eyelashes, curled up the corner of his mouth and teased her deliberately, "What did you say? I didn't hear it clearly just now." Chao Yan turned to look at another pot of pink chrysanthemums, her hand gently stroking the pink petals, her eyes curved into a smile, like the bright crescent moon in the sky.

"Don't mention those words in front of outsiders anymore," Mu Tianling didn't finish his words. He turned his eyes behind him and whispered to Chaoyan that someone was coming.

Aunt Hong came over and bowed, "Your Majesty didn't see the Fourth Prince and the Princess, so I asked the servant to look for them. Your Majesty and the Princess shouldn't go too far."

Chao Yan said: "Your Highness and I are preparing to go back."

Aunt Hong bowed and left first.

After returning, Chao Yan discovered that Mu Tianqi was with his cousin Yin Lin again, and felt that the Second Prince was really "equally treated". . . . . .

Han Min walked over and asked in a low voice, "Where did you and the Fourth Prince go?" Chao Yan asked in a low voice, "Where did you and the Third Prince go?" Han Min said in a low voice, "Let me ask you first." Chao Yan raised his hand and hushed.

Aunt Hong helped Concubine Yin out. Concubine Yin asked Mu Tianqi, Mu Tianchen and Mu Tianling to get busy first. Yin Lin also took her leave and went towards Heng Garden.

Concubine Yin brought the rest of the people back to Fenghua Palace, gave gifts to Lin Rou, Madam Wen, and the third wife of the Han family, and then had someone escort them out of the palace.